This poster exhibition was created in the occasion of commemorations of and reflections on the Bicenternary of Latin American independencies in order to add another dimension to the many events in this occasion, which are often focused on political and historical developments. It spans an arch from Darwin's inquisitive and open-minded spirit as he applied it to fishes and the marine environment in Latin America to what subsequent generations of scientists are making available to a wide public and artistic ways of reflecting on the sea.